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Highlights | Round 2 | John Deere
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Forest, Illinois – Jordan Spieth bounced back after a difficult start to the second round. Jackson Koivun I couldn’t. That leaves only two members of Friday’s afternoon trio to play in the John Deere Classic over the weekend.
Bye Ben Griffinthe third member of the trio, scored 65 points in the second round, which helped him rise 40 places on the leaderboard. Two-time John Deere winner Spieth needed three backs of nine birdies to cut to 3 under.
He didn’t give the bogey on the par-5 10th credit for starting his day.
“That was actually one of my best shots of the day,” he said of the home-court iron shot that resulted in a 6. “The problem was I hit so many bad shots that I defended with my forehand. So no, I just wanted to try to make good shots. And if it had to work, then it had to work. If not, then it shouldn’t have happened.”
Making his professional debut, former top amateur Couvin has failed to find the form that took him to T11 at John Deere a year ago. His 1-under 70 on Friday was three shots better than his opening shot, but he’ll head to the ISCO Championships in Louisville, Ky. next week in pursuit of his first professional shot.
Griffin is one of 10 players in the top 50 in the FedExCup standings at TPC Deere Run, and all but two are Daniel Berger And Sudarshan Yellamaraju — will be among the 80 players teeing time Saturday.
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Eric Cole makes a 28-foot eagle putt on No. 17 at John Deere
With a fresh set of iron left behind by PXG, Cole fired an 8-under 63 to overcome Thursday’s 76. “It was like I had nothing to lose,” he said of the round, which included a pair of eagles. “Yes, it was a good day.”
“Gone with Koivun” – current champion Brian Campbell. After a 1-under 70 in the first round, Campbell made Friday’s afternoon turn at 2, handled a lone birdie coming home and finished at 1-over 142, four behind the line. Fellow past John Deere winners Dylan Fritelli (2019) and Michael Kim (2013) join him on the sidelines.
Over the previous two years, TPC Deere Run’s share had fallen to an all-time low of 5 below par.
This year, players faced a slightly muscular par-4 fourth. When disease revealed that Hewitt’s iconic tree was guarding the middle of a double fairway, the TPC network decided to replace the tree with left and right bunkers separated by 30 yards of fairway. These hazards are located about 300 yards from the new tee, which has lengthened the hole by 50 yards, and they have forced players to make the decision to brave the bunkers or relax and hit the tight green with longer irons.
In 2025, pros played the hole an average of 3,909, making it the 10th toughest hole on the course. The average score over the two rounds this week is 4.199 and is considered the second hardest.